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The first week of school is over and if you're like me, you already need a drink. But where is the best place to grab a drink for a broke Wesleyan student? Fear not, the research team at Chuck's Cheap Thrills has done the work for you.
Recently, I visited several downtown bars to get the low down on their drink specials. Also, to ensure that I wasn’t passing on bogus information to the Wesleyan community, I personally drank at all of them. You’re welcome. Here is the low down on downtown – enjoy.
The Flying Saucer. 111 E. Fourth St. (817) 336-7470. beerknurd.com:
This is a great place to go for an evening. They have reasonably priced food, beer tasting events and an upstairs patio that provides a scenic view of downtown. They also have a massive beer selection, and will even let you taste-test what’s on tap if you can’t decide.
Billy Miners Saloon. 150 W. Third St. (817) 877-330. cyberrodeo.com
Miners has a classic bar atmosphere with a two sided pull-up bar, gold rails and plenty of mahogany. They also have a dining area, a reception room and an outside smoking area.
Happy Hour: 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Monday-Friday. $2 drafts and $2.50 wells
• Wednesday: 4 p.m.- 8 p.m. $1.75 Cuervo Margaritas
Durty Murphy’s. 609 Houston St. (817) 810-9575:
With an intimate setting and a friendly atmosphere, Murphy’s was one of my favorites. Smoking is allowed in the bar, and their weekly specials vary. They do feature the all day, every day special of $2 PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon), which, if you’ve never had one, is a fine beer in my opinion - a very fine beer.
• Happy Hour: 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Monday-Friday. $2.50 wells, $2 domestic, $3 imports, $4 Guinness
• $2 PBR, High Life and Schlitz All day.
The Library Bar. 611 Houston St. (817) 885-8201. librarybars.com:
The Library has a big, open feel to it. They have pool tables, a large bar with a wide selection and Wesleyan alumni Tanner Scott working behind the bar. “Come in and say, “hi.” Scott said. “We always love to have Wesleyan students in here.” Also, of all the bars visited, The Library had the most generous wells.
• Happy Hour: Starts at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Specials vary.
• Sunday: $1.50 wells, $1.50 domestic bottles, $3 Long Island Teas
• Monday & Tuesday: $1.50 wells, $1.50 domestic drafts
• Wednesday & Thursday: $1.50 wells, $1.50 domestics, $2 imports Friday & Saturday: $2.50 you call it until 11 p.m. $3 Long Island Teas
The Ozzie Rabbit Lodge. 6463 E. Lancaster. myspace.com/ozzierabbit:
This is one of the coolest bars in the Metroplex, and it’s just a short trip east up Lancaster. Ozzie Rabbit has awesome specials, cool atmosphere and friendly staff. They also have a “sliding happy hour” where drinks start out at 50 cents and slide up to $2, so get there early.
• Happy Hour: “Sliding happy hour” starts at 3 p.m. with 50 cent wells and Shiner drafts. Drinks go up 50 cents every hour until hitting $2 at 6 p.m. Happy hour ends at 7 p.m.
• Monday: $2 domestics, $2.50 kamikaze shots
• Tuesday: $1.50 domestic cans, $4 Jager bombs
• Wednesday: $2.50 call drinks
• Thursday: $1 wells, $2 doubles
• Friday: $2.50 Mexican beers, $2.50 Cuervo shots
• Saturday: $2 you call it
• Sunday: $1.50 domestic draft, shot specials
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